Ellen Mary (Maria) Christmas

1838 - 1927  (~ 88 years)

• Name	Ellen Mary (Maria) Christmas
  Birth	Sep 1838	Selborne, Hants, England
  Christening	30 Sep 1838	Selborne, Hampshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Jan 1927	Mount Clair, New Jersey
  Burial	5 Jan 1927	Flesherton Cemetery, Artemesia, Ont
  Person ID	I602	Dougherty
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2002

  
  

  Father	James Christmas,   b. 31 May 1816, Kingsley, Hampshire, England d. Canada
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Christmas,   b. 1817, Selborne, Hampshire, England d. Canada
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	5 Nov 1837	Selborne, Hampshire, England
  Family ID	F199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Genoe, Gerow,   b. Abt 1830, France? d. Abt 1863 (Age ~ 33 years)
  Marriage	1857
  Children	1. Rachel Gerow, Genoe,   b. Feb 1857, Flesherton, Grey Co., Ontario d. 9 Jun 1937, South Porcupine, Ontario (Age ~ 80 years)  [Natural]   2. Mary Ellen Gerow, Genoe,   b. Abt 1860, Flesherton, Artemesia, Ont d. Abt 1948, Flesherton, Artemesia, Ont (Age ~ 88 years)  [Natural]   3. Thomas Genoe, (Gerow),   b. Abt 1861, Artemesia, Grey Co, Ont d. 1936, Artemesia, Grey Co, Ont (Age ~ 75 years)  [Natural]   4. George A Gerow,   b. Abt 1862  [Natural]
  Family ID	F191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2014

  
  

  Family 2	George Rutledge,   b. Abt 1836, Ireland d. 21 Jan 1888, Flesherton, Ont (Age ~ 52 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1863	Flesherton, Ont
  Children	1. Anna 'Jane' Rutledge,   b. Abt 1865, Artemesia, Grey Co Ont  [Natural]   2. Thomas Rutledge,   b. 1867, Artemesia, Grey Co Ont bur. Montclair, New Jersey  [Natural]   3. Edward Rutledge,   b. 1871, Artemesia, Grey Co Ont  [Natural]   4. Ida Rutledge,   b. 1874, Artemesia, Grey Co Ont  [Natural]   5. William Rutledge,   b. 1877, Artemesia, Grey Co Ont  [Natural]   6. Margaret Rutledge,   b. 3 Sep 1878, Artemesia, Grey Co Ont d. 9 Jun 1932, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Age 53 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2014

  
  

• Notes

  Ellen Mary emigrated to Canada when she was a young child. She and her parents, James and El izabeth (Eliza) arrived in the Toronto area in 1842. Brown's Directory for Toronto, 1846-1847 shows a James Christmas, gardener, living on Park St reet, North. Although Ellen married and lived in the Grey County area, she died in Mount Clair, New Jersey , at her daughter's home. The obituary reads : "Word was received here on Tuesday by her daughter, Mrs J Jamieson, announcing the death of M rs George Rutledge at the home of her daughter, Mrs J Mueller, at Mount Clair, New Jersey o n Monday January 03 1902. The deceased lady was ninety-one years of age and spent her last s ummer visiting in Flesherton. Mrs Rutledge was born in England and came to Canada with her p arents when seven years of age, settling at what is Woodbine, Toronto, afterwards coming to A rtemesia Township. Her maiden name was CHRISTMAS and she was first marrried to Mr GEROW an d after his death, to Mr RUTLEDGE. She was for many years a member of the Methodist church . The remains are bing brought to Flesherton for interment." From the Flesherton Advance newspaper, issued 05 January 1927